So there we were, my coworkers, and I, sitting in the newsroom totally stumped.
We were trying to think of an athlete from the past two decades who most resembled Muhammad Ali, and the tumbleweeds kept rolling through.
What recent sports figure has blended fame, dominance, charisma and courage like “The Greatest”? Who has managed to rail against the establishment without sacrificing an inch of his global reach? Who has had it all and been willing to lose it all for the sake of principle?
And within a couple of minutes, it became clear the answer was “nobody.